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Biography: Karl Benz
German mechanical engineer Karl Benz took the horseless carriage to new heights. But his wife Bertha was the one who took it to the road, creating a new industry in the process.
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Wayne State University is the first to offer a Masters degree in electric-drive vehicle engineering. We learn the details of the program, including the philosophy of the modeling course with Jerry Ku, Director. From its hands-on approach to looking at economic issues, we get a glance at education of the future.
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With pollution becoming an increasing issue, and ports being found to be a large contributor, more options to reduce pollutants are needed. WVU and MJ Bradley researchers have not only found a way to remove NOx from diesel marine engine exhaust, but their novel heat management techniques make the system more efficient, which should help it become more cost effective. Lower costs could lead to more wide-spread adoption, resulting in cleaner air in our ports.
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The Internal Combustion Engine Division of ASME has been promoting the art and science of mechanical engineering of engines, encouraging and fostering research and development for mobile, marine, rail, generation and stationary applications and summarizing and publishing reliable data concerning these pursuits since 1921.
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